PHILIP F. THOMAS, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1849.

Delegates to the General Assembly, shall vote with
reference to the question proposed by this act, by ex-
pressing, in writing or in printed form, on the ballot
he may cast, the words "For a Convention," or the
words "Against a Convention," as the case may be,
and in case there should be any ballots without the
designation hereinbefore prescribed, the same shall not
be counted either for or against a Convention, but a
separate return of the same shall be made by the jud-

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ges of election as aforesaid; audit is also provided, that
the sheriffs of the several counties, of Howard district,
and of the city of Baltimore, shall give notice of the
day on which, under the provisions of this act, the
people are recommended to assemble to vote for or
against the said Convention, in the same manner as
notice is now given of the election of Delegates to
the General Assembly.

Proviso.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of
the several judges of election of this State, to receive,

accurately count, and duly return the number of ballots
so cast, to the several clerks of the county courts of this
State, as the same are now required to be returned in
the election of members to the House of Delegates,
and the several clerks aforesaid shall make return to
the Governor within ten days after said election, the
number of ballots given for or against the call of a
Convention, and the number of blank ballots cast,
in the same manner as they return the number of bal-
lots for the Governor of this State, and the laws reg-
ulating the returns for the said Governor, shall regu-
late, govern, and apply to the vole recommended to
bo taken by the provisions of this act, and a judge or
judges of the election failing to comply with the pro-
visions of this act, shall be liable to the same penal-
ties as he or they would be by the non-compliance
with the existing election laws of this State.

Returns, etc.,
regulated.

SEC. 3. And be it unacted, That us soon as the Go-
vernor shall receive the returns of the number of bal-

lots cast in this State, for or against a Convention,
and blank ballots cast, it shall be the duty of the Go-
vernor, the Chancellor of this State, and the Chief
Judge of the Court of Appeals, or a majority of them,
to proceed to count and cast up the same, and if upon
counting and casting up the returns, as made to him
by the judges of election as hereinbefore prescribed,
it shall appear to the Governor, Chancellor, and Chief
Judge of the Court of Appeals, or a majority of the
said officers, that a majority of the legal voters of the
State are in favor of a call of a Convention, the Gov-

By whom
counted, etc.